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Patented Apr, 19,1898.

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JOHN 1V. RICHARDS, OF MUSOATINE, IOWA.

AWNING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 602,772, dated April19, 1898.

Application filed August 10, 1897. Serial No. 647,729. (No model.)

T to whom, it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN W. RICHARDS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Muscatine, in the county of Muscatine and State of Iowa,have invented a new and useful Awning, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to awnings, and particularly that class ofstore-awnings in which the awning-sheet is attached at its upper edge toa winding-roll and carried at its lower edge by a bar on the outer endof arms jointed to the building to swing vertically.

The object of the invention is to improve the construction of theswinging frame and also to provide improved devices for supporting andoperating the winding-roll.

The invention will be fully described hereinafter and its novel featurespointed out in the subjoined claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the awning, part ofthe awning-sheet being removed to show the frame. Fig. 2 is an end viewof the frame open. Fig. 3 is a similar view of the frame closed lookingat the other end, of the frame. Fig. 4 is a plan view of a portion ofthe frame, showing the locking device. Fig. 5 is a section on the lineco m of Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a front view of the roller-operating devices,the cover of the gear being removed and the roller broken away. Fig. 7isa sectional view of the same. Fig. 8 is a sectional view of thesupporting devices for the middle portion of the roller. Fig. 9 is aplan view of the front bar and its brace.

Similar reference-numerals indicate similar parts in the severalfigures.

1 indicates the awning-sheet, 2 the windingroll, to which the sheet issecured at its upper edge, and 3 the front bar, to which they lower edgeof the sheet is secured in any suitable manner. Each end of the roll isprovided with a metal cap 4, which is firmly secured to it, and fromeach cap a spindle 5 extends.

6 indicates abracket having forwardly-projecting spaced ears 7, in whichears one of the spindles 5 is journaled. 8 indicates a bracket in whichthe spindle 5 at the other end of the roll is journaled. These bracketswill be secured to the building in any suitable manner. Between thespaced ears 7 of the bracket 6 a gear-wheel 9 is rigidly connected tothe spindle 5, and immediately below this gear-wheel a pinion 10 isjournaled to mesh with the gear 9. The shaft 11 of the pinion 10 isjournaled in the spaced ears 7 and projects outwardly beyond the outerear. A washer 12 is fitted over the shaft 11, between the pinion 10 andthe outer ear 7, in order to keep the pinion in engagement with thegear. On the projecting end of the shaft 11 is secured a sprocket-wheel13, and an endless sprocket-chain 14 is hung on the wheel 13 and servesas a means to rotate the wheel, and thereby turn the winding-rollthrough the medium of the pinion and gear.

15 indicates a cap or cover adapted to fit around the edges of thespaced ears 7 and be removably secured to the bracket 6 in any suitablemanner. This cap completely hides the gear 9 and pinion 10 and preventsthe access of dust or other extraneous matter to the gearing.

16 indicates a cap or shield adapted to be secured to the building andto extend over the sprocket-wheel 13, and thereby aiford a certainamount of protection to the sprocketwheel, and prevents the accumulationof dirt or other substances on the upper part of the sprocket-wheelwhich might interfere with its free Working.

17indicates abracket provided with flanges 18 on each side, andthese-flanges are continued from their lower ends to form spacedsemicircular ears or arms 19, between which ears or arms a series ofwooden rollers 20 are journaled. There may be as many of these woodenrollers in the series as desired, but ordinarily four will be sufficientfor the purpose for which they are designed.

21 indicates a bracket similar to the bracket 17, except that it has noside flanges. The bracket 21 is reversely arranged to the bracket 17 andis provided with spaced semicircular ears or arms in which a singleWooden roller 23 is journaled. The bracket 17 will be se cured to thebuilding by means of screws 24 or similar fastening devices, and theshank 25 of the bracket 21 willfit between the flanges 18 and be securedto the bracket 17 by a setscrew 26. The semicircular ears of the bracketwill form a pocket in which the roll 2 will work, and the wooden rollerswill engage the awning-sheet and keep it from coming in contact with themetal brackets, thereby preventing the brackets and awning from becomingrusty. The brackets will be so arranged relatively to each other as toleave a space between them to permit the passage of the awning-sheet asit is wound on or unwound from the winding-roll 2. As the space betweenthe cars 19 is open except for the rollers, no water can accumulatetherein to keep the rollers wet.

The ends of the frame are constructed alike, and the description of onewill therefore suffice for both.

27 indicates a bracket which is firmly secured to the building below thewinding-roll and preferably in about the same horizontal plane as thatwhich the lower edge of the awning will occupy when in its lowestposition. This bracket is provided with spaced ears 28, between whichthe inner end of an arm 29 is pivoted, and this arm will preferably be aT-shaped bar arranged horizontally.

30 indicates an arm which is T shaped in cross-section, with the stem ofthe T extending horizontally, and the outer end of this arm is connectedto the end of the front bar 3.

31 indicates a slide which is supported to move freely on the arm 30,and from the outer face of this slide a pin 32 projects, which pin has apivotal connection to the slide, and to the outer end of this pin theouter end of the arm 29 is secured.

33 indicates a lever pivoted at its upper end on a stud 34:, whichprojects laterally from the bracket 6, and this lever is pivotallyconnected at its lower end to the inner end of the arm 30, as indicatedat 35.

36 indicates a lever pivotally connected at its upper end to the lever33 at a point intermediate its ends, as indicated at 37, and the lowerend of the lever is pivoted on the pin 32 between the slide 3land thearm 29. On the upper face of the horizontal flange of the arm 30 ahook-latch 37 a is pivoted intermediate its ends in such manner that itshook will engage the front edge of the turned-over flange 38 of theslide 31 when the frame is fully extended, and when in this position thearms 29 and 30 will be locked against longitudinal movement relativelyto each other and the frame cannot be folded up. This hook is designedparticularly to prevent the awning being lifted up by the force of thewind. A spring 39'engages the latch to normally hold it in engagementwith the slide. When it is desired to wind up-the awning, the hooks mustbe disengaged from the slide, when by operating the chain 13 theawningsheet will be wound on the roller, and during this operation theslide 31 will move to the outer end of the arm 30, the levers 33-and 36will fold together, and the arm 29 will swing up vertically until theseveral parts will assume the position shown in Fig. 3. When in thisposition, the chain 13 may be engaged with the hook 40 and the roll 2will be locked against turning.

In order to strengthen and brace the front bar 3, an ear or lug a1 isfirmly secured to it at each end and perforated for the reception of theends of a rod 42, which ends are threaded for the reception of nuts 43.This rod is slightly bowed and one or more struts 44. are secured attheir opposite ends to the bar 3 and rod 42. The bar 3 is thus greatlystrengthened and will not be liable to sag at its middle portion.

It will be understood that changes in the form, proportion, and minordetails of construction maybe resorted to without departing from thespirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is 1. In an awning,the combination with the winding-roll carrying the awning-sheet, of amain bracket supported intermediate the ends of the roll in a fixedposition and-having a pair of arms 19, with an open space therebetween,and arched under the roll and extending to a point in front thereof, apinrality of wooden rollers arranged parallel with the winding-roll andhaving their spindle extremities journaled in said arms 19, a separatebracket having a shank or base portion seated within the main bracketand also provided with a pair of forwardly-extending arms arched overthe winding-roll, a single roller supported between saidforwardly-extending arms of the upper bracket and disposed insubstantial alinement with the vertical center of the winding-roll, andfastening means for detachably securing the two brackets together,substantially as set forth.

2. In an awning-frame, the combinationiof the front bar, an armpivotally connected at one end to the building and carrying a slide atits other end, a second arm connected at one end to the end of the frontbar and working through said slide, a lever pivotally connected at itsupper end to the building and at its lower end to the inner end of thesecond arm, a second lever pivoted at one end to the first leverintermediate its ends and at its other end to the said slide, and aspringactuated hook to engage the slide and lock the frame againstfolding, substantially as described.

3. In an awning-frame, the combination of the front bar, an arm 29pivotally connected at one end to a building, a second arm 30 slidablyconnected with the arm 29, a lever 33 pivotally connected at its upperend to a building and at its lower end to the inner portion of the arm30, and a bar or lever 36 pivoted at one end to an intermediate point ofthe lever 33 and at its other end to the slidable connection between theparts 29, 30, and means to lock the parts against folding, substantiallyas described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoingas my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN W. RICHARDS.

Witnesses:

H. H. ARNOLD, F. E. PARHAM.

